Discovery's New Home

Discovery · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: Discovery's New Home

Discovery is getting a new home port. It won't be any closer to the ocean, but it will be closer to Lake Powell. We live in Richfield currently and are building our (well maybe Brent's) dream retirement home in Loa, Utah about 45 miles away. It is a 4 bay garage (50' x100') with an attached 1500 sq ft house. The garage doors are 16' x 14' so it will be easy to park the TC255 and other toys inside. Our grandson calls it our long house and he isn't kidding.

We are including two full RV (or boat) hookups so anyone that would like to come visit is welcome. Our daughter lives across the street, so we know that it's a nice neighborhood. As a matter of fact, she is our only neighbor unless you count the cemetery across the road the other direction.

Full view of the garage and house under construction

We are expecting the major part of the building exterior to be completed before we leave to go to the Texas coast for the winter. That will be shortly after Christmas. The remaining finish work, we will complete next spring.

There are other pixs of the project in the Discovery Album, and we will update the album as the work progresses. It is the strangest building project in the county, but all the guys think it's great. Wish they had one just like it. I'm hoping the landscaping and other feminine touches will keep it from looking like another C-Dory Factory building.

We'll keep you posted, and we're always open to input or suggestions.

JamesTXSD · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject:

We were looking at the pix as you posted them... and feeling a serious case of "garage envy" here! Wink

Exciting to see it taking shape. See you this winter. Very Happy

Best wishes,
Jim & Joan

journey on · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

Years ago, when Judy and I got married and built a new house, she had the idea that a garage is to keep cars in. She now knows better. I am really envious of the indoor working space you all will have. You can work on the boat all winter.

Boris

JamesTXSD · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject:

C-Hawk · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:04 am Post subject:

Thats great!
I've alway thought about renovating an old barn with living quarters upstairs. It would drive the building department crazy proving the area seperation walls! hehe

Doryman · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

You guys remind me of my cousin Bill, who lives in Hansville (on the Olympic Peninsula.) He is a true boat bum in the summer and a ski bum in the winter (just like Brent, or like Brent used to be anyway.) Bill salvaged an wooden 8-meter racing sailboat (think America's Cup boats, but 2/3 the size). He bought some property, built a boathouse to restore Sulaire, and as an afterthought, built an apartment with a bedroom that is cantilevered out over the shop. Pictures can be seen HERE.

After Bill got married the house started catching up with the shop!

Warren

DaveS · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:43 am Post subject:

Warren,
That is one beautiful looking vessel!

Discovery · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

We have been making progress on the new garage and home project.

The roof is complete and the roofing metal is started. The windows and some of the walk doors are in, and the garage overhead doors are complete.

CW · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

Any place with five pickups and a big truck can't be all bad! C.W.

Discovery · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:

A few more pix of the progress.

The front of the Garage will be stuccoed.

The metal is finished on the North and West garage walls, also the soffit and facias.

The house portion will also be stuccoed.

The daytime temps. are not making it above freezing, and the nights are getting below zero now. We will go to Texas the day after Christmas, and come back to Utah in mid March. Time to get away from the cold, catch some Redfish, and visit with Jim and Joan--Wild Blue. House building will have to wait.

JamesTXSD · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

We're excited for you - it's looking great! Excited for us, too, 'cause we'll get to see you soon. Very Happy

To give you something to look forward to: today it was 79º, sunny, light breeze... and NO snow! Cool

Long range weather predictions are for a warmer and dryer winter than usual.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Best wishes,
Jim & Joan

Discovery · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject:

We have returned from our winter in Rockport Texas, and are back at work on the house. We have had the 4 way inspection and insulated the walls. Last week I did some fine grading on the yard, to get started on steps, and sidewalks, etc. Then the weather went back to winter overnight. Yesterday it was 23 F. at noon. Looks like stucco, and exterior concrete will have to wait. Today the sheetrock is to begin.

Doryman · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject:

dave · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:33 am Post subject:

It looks great. Very similar to my ideal house - an one bedroom house with a ten car garage.